"The fire. The odor of burning juniper is the sweetest fragrance on the face of the earth, in my honest judgment; I doubt if all the smoking censers of Dante's paradise could equal it. One breath of juniper smoke, like the perfume of sagebrush after rain, evokes in magical catalysis, like certain music, the space and light and clarity and piercing strangeness of the American West. Long may it burn."

-- Edward Abbey

#Rain Quotes #Space Quotes #Fire Quotes

“Of all our studies, history is best qualified to reward our research. And when you see that you've got problems, all you have to do is examine the historic method used all over the world by others who have problems similar to yours. And once you see how they got theirs straight, then you know how you can get yours straight.”
“I just like working. I'm not good with downtime. I need to be doing something. I'm a music person, so I'll always have that going ... whether or not I'm getting paid for it . It was different to go into talk shows and performances by myself.”

Source : Source: www.etonline.com
“Lobster is not going to be as tasty with ice tea unless that ice tea is from Long Island.”
“I had a big background in listening to classical music and I started trying to compose, like I was playing the guitar but I heard an orchestra in my head.”
“Elegance of language must give way before simplicity in preaching sound doctrine.”

Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, p. 481, 1895.
“Whether the authorities be invaders or merely local tyrants, the effect of such [gun control] laws is to place the individual at the mercy of the state, unable to resist.”
“...God's kindness is intended to lead you to repentance...”
“Please touch me. I need you to touch me.”

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